People take weekend jobs for various reasons, and whether you’re a stay-at-home mom looking to boost your family’s income or looking for extra work alongside your current job, you now have more options than ever. Conventional roles of the past, like retail, have been supplemented by the ever-rising ‘gig’ economy where individuals can get hired temporarily or on a freelance basis.
To help you make a decent amount of money during the weekends—here are the best weekend jobs available for lucrative and fun opportunities.
Take Care of Plants and Landscape
With over 164 million homeowners in the United States doing some form of gardening at home, working as a ‘plant sitter’ is a great and profitable side gig you can try doing. If you have a ‘green thumb’ or love plants, you can ask neighbors or friends that often travel and offer your services to tend to their house plants, garden, or landscape gardens with river rocks while they’re away.
You can expect to earn around $10 to $15 per day for simple plant care such as watering and weeding. However, if you’re offering to tend to their whole landscape, you can earn a bit more.
Baby Sit
If you love kids, have a knack for keeping them under control, or have kids on your own, babysitting can be an excellent weekend gig you can try. It’s one of the most rewarding jobs out there as you get paid to play with kids, put them to bed, and watch TV. That’s better than doing nothing on weekends. The average hourly wage for babysitting is around $16.20 per hour.
Walk Dogs
If you love dogs and staying fit, working as a dog walker for your weekend gigs can be a fun and lucrative choice. As a dog walker, you need to walk dogs for clients following agreed-upon routes, provide food and water for pups, and dispose of waste during walks. Sometimes, clients will even ask you to simply offer companionship for their furry friends while they’re away at work or need to leave for a couple of days. You can earn up to $25 per dog per walking session in a day.
Run Errands for Other Moms
The simplest way you can earn money is by running errands for friends or other moms in the neighborhood. Tasks can include grocery shopping, paying bills, or looking after the house while they’re gone for the holiday or the weekend. You can also offer to make deliveries for more income. As an errand runner, you can earn between $20 to $35 an hour, depending on the type of errand you’re doing. Additionally, if you’re doing a task that involves driving, it’s wise to charge for mileage as well.
Cook for Other Mommies
If you love cooking and have the skills for it, you can earn a decent amount of cash on the weekend cooking for other moms in your neighborhood. Not only you’re providing them with good food, but you’re also helping them by freeing them from the task of cooking for the family during the weekend, giving them a much-needed break. You can also offer services for special events, cater, or host someone’s dinner party. The amount you can earn doing this weekend gig will depend on how you price your food and services.
Whether you’re looking for an extra gig to help pay the family’s bills or looking to kill your time more productively, the mentioned weekend jobs are great choices to pick up on top of your weekday 9-to-5 job.
